Obama under fire for admitting no 'strategy yet' for ISIS in Syria [W:446]

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Re: Obama under fire for admitting no 'strategy yet' for ISIS in Syria [W:446]

Originally Posted by TheNextEra

And we know you'll have faux outrage over ANYTHING Obama does. Fact is other presidents have done the SAME thing and your OBama Deranged Syndrome comments are simply illogical since you have given a free pass for Bush.

He just made a speech where he talked about a plan to make the Isis threat more " manageable ".

Re: Obama has no strategy yet for dealing with ISIS.

Originally Posted by polgara

Good morning, ocean515.

Well said! With all the potential powerhouses of the world aligning against them - or so it would appear - you would hope that they don't do something incredibly stupid in desperation - like blowing up the oil fields. Everyone loses. :

The US has been about the exploitation of the Middle East oil since the close of WW2, and denying the USSR access to it. Can't conceive of what is well said in a post that candidly acknowledges that Western countries are fighting in the Middle East, killing and being killed to secure (read: steal) the free flow and supply of oil to the world.

In any case, ISIS has found an even stronger foothold in Iraq than Syria, a direct consequence of the U.S. invasion and occupation. In a profile of ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, a one-time moderate Sufi turned Salafist extremist, the New York Times observed, “At every turn, Mr. Baghdadi’s rise has been shaped by the United States’ involvement in Iraq — most of the political changes that fueled his fight, or led to his promotion, were born directly from some American action.”

Re: Obama has no strategy yet for dealing with ISIS.

Originally Posted by Montecresto

Hey, at least your honest. Many with your political opinion would hide from that. I wonder if you'd be as understanding, should any other group of countries decide one day that their need for American natural resources should supersede our ownership and possession.

You see, the key here is that we have this really massive stick we can use if need be. It's how the world turns. Everyone can get along and reap the rewards from our mutual respect, or we can go the other way.

Re: Obama has no strategy yet for dealing with ISIS.

Originally Posted by ocean515

You see, the key here is that we have this really massive stick we can use if need be. It's how the world turns. Everyone can get along and reap the rewards from our mutual respect, or we can go the other way.

More openness. That's nice. The US, a criminal with a big stick committing robbery in the ME and sharing the spoils with everyone else. We deserve respect for that.